Tarot (Andre Wespin, Mainz, c. 1830) (Q15306)

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Q15306

maker

Andre Wespin

card type

Tarot

Suit system

French-suited

number of cards

78

place of origin

Mainz

publication date

1830 (circa)

maker's mark

JH: Fabrique de ANDRE WESPIN à Mayence

Described in

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981) (cat. no. GER 636, Bd. 1, 340)

Collection

Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Library) (inv. GER 636)

Source

A Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library vol. 1–4 (1981)

Rights status

work in the public domain

Cards

• 
  Hearts-Cavalier (Tarot)
• 
  Hearts-Jack (Tarot)
• 
  Diamonds-King (Tarot)

Tax stamps

At the time of this pack (1830), Mainz belonged to the territory of Großherzogtum Hessen. No playing-card tax system is recorded for this territory at this time — so there are no tax stamps to look for here.